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Old 09-02-08, 08:06 AM
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I just did 600 miles in mine last night, 400 a week ago, and 600 two weeks ago. If its maintained, then it'll be fine.
Old 09-02-08, 12:35 PM
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ya they can.....just bring duct tape, oil, water, anti freeze, n extra hoses......i had to learn the hard way when i only went 320 miles
Old 09-02-08, 12:51 PM
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**** i would get better gass milage the further i drove. like when i drove 300miles to Bakersfield i got an average of 24mpg same when i drove 700 miles to idaho. shoot i would say the longer you drive them in one trip the better they do. if i drive like 40 miles on the highway i get maybe 17mpg
Old 09-02-08, 12:55 PM
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I drove my 88 GTU N/A roughly 5600 miles over a two week period a couple of year ago. Two oil changes, and a re-tightening of the front wheel axle bearings was all it needed. Mountains, plains, didn't matter, and I got about 26MPG at 60-80 MPH.

I still wouldn't hesitate the drive the same distance today.
Old 09-02-08, 01:20 PM
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I've noticed that the more I drive my car the better it runs. I did 750 miles in a weekend last november and that thing ran great. Since then it has been sitting in the garage because of a PD change and now it wont hardly run.
Old 09-02-08, 05:27 PM
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lol
Old 09-02-08, 05:29 PM
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Well i am pretty confident now about my rotary wonder. I'm ready to roll out.
Old 09-02-08, 11:03 PM
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Talking

Originally Posted by clokker
Did you get your dilithium crystals from eBay?
not e-bay.... i don't have pay pal. i do so much driving in my seven i drive to the coast i drive to other states i drive big circles i drive, i drive, i drive, all over and the interesting thing is my car needs work. but i treat it mostly well and it seems to return the favors. i don't know what your car is like but i almost wont buy any thing but a seven. every one i have ever owned was like that, just drove endlessly. seems to me if you maintenance it regularly and are as paranoid as i am about new noises and lights and strange beeps and buzzers there is almost nothing that will stop the damn thing. with the acceptation of a cupple of things. 1, sixteen year old street racer kids blowing syncros. and 2 a ford f-350 super duty. as i have discovered the later dose the most harm to the Mazda.
Old 09-03-08, 01:27 AM
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Hmm i see i see. well this should be a fun experience for me then. I got a few mods on my car like street port and exaust but it should handle. Im ready to ride.
Old 09-06-08, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by RX-07
Hmm i see i see. well this should be a fun experience for me then. I got a few mods on my car like street port and exaust but it should handle. Im ready to ride.
good luck.
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